"Mr. Edger, can I please speak to you for a minute?" Mr. Robertson said. "
"Uhmm, Yeah sure, okay class, you guys can read through these chapters until I come back," Mr. Edger said.
While Mr. Edger had left out the classroom to speak to Mr. Robertson, everyone got loud and started whispering to each other about Mark. Timothy thought something terrible was going to happen. All the students got silent for a moment to listen to Mr. Robertson and Mr. Edger discuss about Mark. From the inside of the classroom, they could hear loud and clear.
"I want to talk to you about Mark's well being," Mr. Robertson said.
"What about him? How did the evaluation go?" Mr. Edger asked, looking worried.
"I contacted his parents this morning and they told me the evaluation went well and the psychiatrist did not see anything mentally or physically wrong with Mark…" Mr. Robertson stated.
"That's good to hear," Mr. Edger said.
"The psychiatrist thought he was a bright and intelligent boy who answered all of his questions correctly," Mr. Robertson said.
"Wow, that sounds like great news to hear that Mark is doing good," Mr. Edger said.
"That is not all the news I want to apprise you with Mr. Edger, I have some bad news to tell you about Mark," Mr. Robertson said."
"Oh Jeez, well what is it?" Mr. Edger said curiously.
"Mark's parents have considered on moving back to South Carolina and transferring there to another school," Mr. Robertson said.
"Really? I guess that bullying really got to them," Mr.Edger said.
"Yeah it has taking a toll on them, fortunately they thought he would be better off being at another school that he would be more adapted to his kind in particular," Mr. Robertson said.
"You mean white people like myself?" Mr. Edger said with a frown on his face.
"Yeah his own kind like you," Mr. Robertson said.
"What's the race have to do with him transferring? I thought it was because of the bullying issues?" Mr. Edger asked.
"It is pretty much both," Mr. Robertson said.
"Well whatever school Mark is transferring to, the bullying is always going to continue no matter what. White kids bully each other and black kids bully each other, it is the same thing but the only difference is that they are different ethnicities. Do you agree with me?"
"Yeah I strongly agree with you Mr. Edger, but that's their decision and there is nothing we can do about it and don't you try to stir up your generosity and kindness to try to keep him from transferring," Mr. Robertson said.
"I wish I could do something about it, " Mr. Edger said.
"The problem is solved, don't try anything up your sleeves, understand me?" Mr. Robertson informed.
"Yeah I do understand," Mr. Edger said, nodding his head.
There were silence while Mr. Edger walked in the classroom.
Timothy could tell he was feeling lamentable about Mark's situation of transferring to another school. Timothy did not know Mark personally but the first week he was there and til that day, he started to miss Mark. Although Mr. Edger had complied with Mr. Robertson on not stopping Mark from transferring. Timothy knew Mr. Edger were going to oblige in doing something about it. Timothy felt a little curious about where Mark stayed and wanted to help him too.
Book written by Ciara Webb
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